Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.48° N 1.79° W

Sandford Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sandford Bay sea temperature is
12.4°C
1.4° 

Sandford Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Sandford Bay today (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Sandford Bay at 3PM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 24). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (24 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Evening (24 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

Table - waves today at Sandford Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon night, min 7°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat morning, stormy winds from the W by Sun afternoon).

Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
7
1
E
7
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.3
E
10
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
3
WNW
6
3.5
WNW
6
3.5
NW
10
3
NW
10
2.5
NW
9
2.1
NNW
9
1.5
NNW
8
1.1
NNW
8
0.9
N
7
1.7
S
6
0.4
N
7
0.3
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
106
99
3
3
3
11
17
3
3
749
803
2218
1914
1282
659
299
151
83
180
16
11
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
45
S
70
SSE
65
SSW
55
SSW
60
SSW
60
WSW
55
W
80
W
80
W
90
W
85
WNW
75
WNW
60
WNW
35
W
25
WSW
25
SSW
35
SSW
50
SSE
50
S
50
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
12:20PM3.14m
00:21AM3.29m
12:53PM3.31m
00:59AM3.45m
1:27PM3.42m
Low Tide
6:15PM0.61m
6:35AM0.16m
6:52PM0.39m
7:12AM0.05m
7:29PM0.22m
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cloud
light rain
light rain
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light rain
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
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7:58
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7:02
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8:03
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5:42
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4:38
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5:37
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 mm
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2
5
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3
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8
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Temp °C
7
9
9
11
8
9
8
9
8
7
7
8
8
8
8
7
10
10
10
11
13
Feels °C
2
-1
-5
-2
-4
-4
-5
-3
-9
-10
-12
-10
-9
-6
0
1
4
2
0
1
4
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